07/01/2016 11:23 AM
Fire It Up; Carefully! Save Park Trees From Hot Coals
This holiday weekend, the Park District would like to remind park patrons to not dump hot coals at the base of the trees. Each year, countless numbers of trees are damaged in our parks when patrons unknowingly dump hot coals at their bases.
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05/24/2016 04:51 PM
Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Launch 4th Summer Season of ’Night Out in the Parks’
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Park District Superintendent and CEO Michael Kelly, local arts
organizations, performers and community members today announced the fourth summer of Night
Out in the Parks at La Follette Park. The 2016 series will include more than 1,200 cultural events and activities at parks across the 77 community areas and in all 50 wards in the city featuring 115 neighborhood arts organizations and artists; nearly all events are offered with free admission.
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The Chicago Park District is the largest municipal park manager in the nation and owner of more than 8,100 acres of green space. We invite you to take in a concert or a movie at one of our 580 parks, to expand your horizons by registering for one of our thousands of programs offered throughout our 260 field houses, to get a great workout indoors at one of our state-of-the-art fitness centers, or outdoors along Lake Michigan’s 26 miles of pristine lakefront, or enjoy nature with a peaceful visit.